HISTORY
MEDIAVAL INDIA
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Question
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The ryotwari system which was instituted in some parts of British India, was one of the two main systems used to collect revenues from the cultivators of agricultural land. It was originally introduced by_________?
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Akbar
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Shershah Suri
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Jahanagir
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Humayun
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Ryotwari system was tried on a small scale by Captain Alexander Read in some of the areas that were taken over by the company after the wars with Tipu Sultan. It was later developed by Thomas Munro.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India introduced by Thomas Munro, which allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator (’ryot’) for revenue collection and gave the peasant freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation.
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